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only see one of these stems, because the flower is cut 
in half, but in the whole flower, one stands on each 
side just within the lip. Now, when the bee puts her 
head into the tube to reach the honey, she passes 
FIG. 64. Flower of the Salv^a. i. Half a flower, showing the 
filament f, the swinging anther a b, b' a , and the stigma s. 
2. Bee entering the flower pushes the anther so that it takes 
the position a 6', No. i, and hits him on the back. '3. Older 
flower : stigma touching the bee. 
right between these two swinging anthers, and knock- 
ing against the end b pushes it before her and so brings 
the dust-bag a plump down on her back, scattering 
the dust there ! You can easily try this by thrusting 
a pencil into any Salvia flower, and you will see the 
anther fall. 
You will notice that all this time the bee does not 
touch the sticky stigma which hangs high above her; 
but after the anthers are empty and shrivelled the stalk 
of the stigma grows longer, and it falls lower down. 
By-and-by another bee, having pollen on her back, 
